New Delhi: Ferroy Alloy Plant, Bamnipal, Keonjhar, Orissa has been awarded the national safety award for the year 2000. This award was given by the minister of labour, Dr Sahib Singh Verma on September 17, 2002 at a function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. This award has been given in recognition of commendable safety performance on the part of industrial undertakings and to stimulate and maintain the interest of both, the management and workers, in accident prevention programmes.

The award was received by B K Singh, head, FAP Bamnipal. This plant has got this award based on the lowest average frequency rate of accident for factories working for one million man hours and more. FAP Bamnipal has been receiving this award for the last four years.